diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/CellSelector.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/CellSelector.java
index 83550984c..7ae6fdd58 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/CellSelector.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/CellSelector.java
@@ -391,6 +391,10 @@ public class CellSelector extends ScrollArea {
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		if (GameScene.cancelCellSelector()){
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		int cell = Dungeon.hero.pos;
 		for (GameAction action : actions) {
 			cell += directionFromAction(action);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java
index 8540896d1..25ca2e539 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/GameScene.java
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ public class GameScene extends PixelScene {
 	
 	public static void show( Window wnd ) {
 		if (scene != null) {
-			cancelCellSelector();
+			cancel();
 
 			//If a window is already present (or was just present)
 			// then inherit the offset it had
@@ -1353,9 +1353,9 @@ public class GameScene extends PixelScene {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	private static boolean cancelCellSelector() {
-		cellSelector.resetKeyHold();
+	public static boolean cancelCellSelector() {
 		if (cellSelector.listener != null && cellSelector.listener != defaultCellListener) {
+			cellSelector.resetKeyHold();
 			cellSelector.cancel();
 			return true;
 		} else {
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ public class GameScene extends PixelScene {
 	}
 	
 	public static WndBag selectItem( WndBag.ItemSelector listener ) {
-		cancelCellSelector();
+		cancel();
 
 		if (scene != null) {
 			//TODO can the inventory pane work in these cases? bad to fallback to mobile window
@@ -1382,6 +1382,7 @@ public class GameScene extends PixelScene {
 	}
 	
 	public static boolean cancel() {
+		cellSelector.resetKeyHold();
 		if (Dungeon.hero != null && (Dungeon.hero.curAction != null || Dungeon.hero.resting)) {
 			
 			Dungeon.hero.curAction = null;